LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Three retailers are set to open at the Northwest Village Shopping Center, a regional power center in Longview. Located at the northeast corner of Loop 281 and Gilmer Road at 1725 W. Loop 281, the shopping center is situated on approximately 14 acres. The leases total 86,000 square feet. Big Lots will occupy 36,000 square feet. Karen Mitchell of The Woodmont Co. represented the tenant in the transaction. Big Lots is expected to open its doors in fall 2015. Burke’s Outlet will occupy 28,880 square feet. Clay Graham of Fox & Graham represented the tenant in the transaction. Burke’s is planning to open this month. ALDI Food Market will occupy 21,120 square feet. Stan Lotridge with UCR represented the tenant in the transaction. ALDI Food Market is expected to open in fall 2015. The three new leases bring Northwest Village’s occupancy from 42 percent to 95 percent.
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CINCINNATI — Phillips Edison Grocery REIT II has acquired three properties in Ohio, Minnesota and Maryland. Glennwood Crossing in Cincinnati was purchased from Glenwood Crossing LLC for $7.1 million and includes 101,021 rentable square feet. Currently, the center is 96 percent leased to 11 tenants, with anchor grocery Kroger occupying 62,541 rentable square feet. Rosewick Crossing in La Plata, Md., was purchased from Excel Rosewick LLC, for $25 million and includes 115,972 rentable square feet. Currently the center is 82 percent leased to 12 tenants. Anchor grocery Giant occupies 61,932 rentable square feet. Waterford Park Plaza in Plymouth, Minn., was purchased from Provident/Waterford LLC for $19.5 million and contains 127,586 rentable square feet. Currently the shopping center is 96 percent leased to 24 tenants. Anchor grocery Cub Foods occupies 64,673 rentable square feet.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Divaris Real Estate Inc. has brokered the sale of Brookland Plaza, an 18,000-square-foot shopping center located at 3730 10th St. N.E. in Washington, D.C. Urban Investment Partners purchased the asset from Jan and Anna Slamen Family Trust for $5.5 million. Joseph Farina, John Camp and Amit Grover of Divaris represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — CBRE Group has arranged the sale of The Shoppes at North Brunswick, a shopping center located along Route 1 North Brunswick. A New York-based private equity firm sold the 150,000-square-foot property to Shoppes at North Brunswick LLC, an entity controlled by The Azarian Group, for an undisclosed price. The center is 94 percent leased to a mix of tenants, including Anthropologie, Banana Republic, Five Below, Talbots, NY & Company, Ann Taylor Loft, Charming Charlie, Corner Bakery Café, SuperCuts and Wingstop. Additionally, the retail and office property has 10,000 square feet of space available. Jeffrey Dunne, Casey Rosen, David Gavin and Dennis Carson of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital’s Greater Westchester New York/Connecticut office has arranged $4.2 million in refinancing for a retail property located at 350-360 Tarrytown Road in White Plains. The 10-year loan, provided by a local bank, features a 30-year amortization schedule. The 18,056-square-foot retail center is anchored by a Men’s Wearhouse. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
SHREWSBURY, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of White City Shopping Center located in Shrewsbury. A joint venture between Charter Realty & Development and Acadia Realty Trust sold the property for $97 million. The 260,000-square-foot retail center is fully occupied by a variety of tenants, including Shaw’s Supermarket, Petco, Dress Barn, The Paper Store, Planet Fitness and Austin Liquors. Chris Angelone, Bill Moylan and Nat Heald of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has funded a $4.2 million adaptive reuse loan for a mixed-use property located in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The undisclosed borrower plans to implement a capital improvement program at the property, located at 599 Johnson Ave., to convert the asset into entertainment, food and beverage and retail use.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS —Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth will soon undergo an interior makeover. The renovations include the remodeling of a movie theater and other upgrades to the interior that will change the look and feel of the mall, according to GK Development, the Barrington, Ill.-based owner of the regional shopping center. The mall’s revitalization plan calls for new sightlines, new color schemes and new decorative lighting. During construction, all stores will be open. The theater will see updated auditoriums with recliners. Other amenities will include updated finishes inside the auditoriums, enhanced concession options and reserved seating. The work is set for completion this summer. Ridgmar Mall is located on the northeast corner of I-30 and Green Oaks Road in west Fort Worth. Tenants include Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Sears, Rave Ridgmar 13 + Xtreme Cinemas and more than 125 other stores and restaurants.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga will undergo a complete renovation throughout the 1.1-acre shopping center. The full streetscape renovation will take place along Monet Avenue. It will include the refurbishment of exterior building facades, the widening of sidewalk areas to accommodate new outdoor patio dining, the introduction of parklets and a newly designed plaza area that will include a street art program. The redevelopment will introduce new, modern landscaping, linear concrete pavers, updated lighting and new streetscape furniture. The center will install LED lighting and drought-resistant landscaping, offer several hot spots along Monet Avenue with free Wi-Fi, and focus on new fast-casual restaurants and cafes that will be incorporated into the active outdoor patio areas. Ferraez adds this renovation project will serve as the prototype for the rest of the center as it grows and matures. The redevelopment will commence this month. It is scheduled for completion in November.
WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $750,000 sale of Sandpiper Square, a 9,500-square-foot retail property located in West Chicago. Sandpiper Square is located at 142-162 S. Neltnor Blvd. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a limited liability company. Kyle Stengle, Jacob Korman and Joseph Bergman of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Downtown office represented the buyer, a partnership.